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Website http://www.vietnguyen.info Twitter viet_t_nguyen Member Since March 2013 edit data Viet Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam and raised in America. He is the author of “The Sympathizer,” awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. His most recent book, “To Save and to Destroy,” explores the idea of being an outsider. He is also the author of the short story collection “The Refugees;” the nonfiction book “Nothing Ever Dies,” a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award; the children's book “Simone” along with illustrator Minnie Phan; the sequel to “The Sympathizer,” “The Committed;” the nonfiction book “A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial,” longlisted for the National Book Award; and is the editor of an anthology of refugee writing, “The Displaced,” as well as a co-editor of Viet Thanh Nguyen was born in Vietnam and raised in America. He is the author of “The Sympathizer,” awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. His most recent book, “To Save and to Destroy,” explores the idea of being an outsider. He is also the author of the short story collection “The Refugees;” the nonfiction book “Nothing Ever Dies,” a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award; the children's book “Simone” along with illustrator Minnie Phan; the sequel to “The Sympathizer,” “The Committed;” the nonfiction book “A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial,” longlisted for the National Book Award; and is the editor of an anthology of refugee writing, “The Displaced,” as well as a co-editor of “The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora.” He is a University Professor and the Aerol Arnold Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California and a recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur foundations. He lives in Los Angeles. ...more

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Has Edward Said's "Orientalism" inspired or influenced you? I recognize parallels in his writing and "The Sympathizer". Best wishes from Berlin, where I am reading your marvellous debut novel. Viet Thanh Nguyen definitely. In fact, I taught an excerpt from "Orientalism" this morning to my class on the Vietnam War. I read Said's book as an undergraduate and us…moredefinitely. In fact, I taught an excerpt from "Orientalism" this morning to my class on the Vietnam War. I read Said's book as an undergraduate and used it to study Graham Greene's "The Quiet American." So glad you could detect the influence!(less) flag

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View 1 comment Write a comment... I found your book by accident, and I am so glad that I did! It was just prior to our visit to Vietnam, so the timing was also perfect. When are you going to publish another book, and will you continue to mine the Vietnamese/US/French history or go another direction? The self-reflection perspective of the book was such a great perspective to read this from. Thank you. Viet Thanh Nguyen Hi Steven, I have a new book coming out in February 2017, The Refugees, a short story collection. I am writing the sequel to The Sympathizer, and it i…moreHi Steven, I have a new book coming out in February 2017, The Refugees, a short story collection. I am writing the sequel to The Sympathizer, and it is set mostly in Paris, so will deal with Vietnamese/French history. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...(less) flag

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	The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 138,275 ratings — published 2015 — 132 editions	Want to Read saving… Want to Read Currently Reading Read Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Refugees 3.86 avg rating — 22,118 ratings — published 2017	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Committed (The Sympathizer, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 12,378 ratings — published 2021 — 43 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial 4.32 avg rating — 3,263 ratings — published 2023 — 15 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Bezmozgis (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Thi Bui (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 2,354 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War 4.05 avg rating — 1,367 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	To Save and to Destroy: Writing as an Other 4.13 avg rating — 562 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Simone by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author), Minnie Phan (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 311 ratings — 5 editions	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Chicken of the Sea by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author), Ellison Nguyen, Thi Bui (illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2019	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Black-Eyed Women by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author), Akhil Sharma (Foreword) 4.03 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2017	Want to Read saving… Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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Which book shall we read for our July Group Fiction Read? The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson 29 votes, 36.3% The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen 20 votes, 25.0% A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley 15 votes, 18.8% Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion 9 votes, 11.3% This Side of Brightness by Colum McCann 7 votes, 8.8% 80 total votes comments and details Sign in to vote » More...

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